On Thu, 29 Mar 2001, Tantek Celik wrote:
>
> How about we simply define the behavior of 'normal' to mean
> "vertically shrink wrap the element", which is the traditional HTML
> presentation.
This is a change from the spec, a change from existing RELEASED
implementations that are within the spec, and a change to interpretations
of the spec that have been publicly discussed for YEARS in www-style.
Now is NOT an appropriate time to be suggesting such drastic changes.
> Why not make the 'normal' value useful _and_ kindler/gentler to HTML
> authors?
The spec is already backwards compatible with all the common cases!!!
The current text of the spec (taking into account my proposed errata)
is loose enough to be interpreted in a largely backwards-compatible
manner AS WELL as the strict, self-consistent manner described by
David and implemented in Netscape 6.
See also:
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2001Mar/0148.htmlhttp://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2001Mar/0177.htmlhttp://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2001Mar/0181.htmlhttp://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2001Mar/0183.html
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